Seth Meyers, host of NBC's "Late Night" and Monday's 66th Annual Emmys, is a TV veteran, who says he also remains a TV fan.

"Even if I wasn't in television right now, I would be watching the Emmys, mostly because of how good TV is right now," he said.

In a separate conversation, Emmycast producer Don Mischer praised Meyers' ease on live TV and skill at thinking funny on his feet.

"But more than anything, he loves television," Mischer agreed. "He really, really wanted to do this and he has really rolled up his sleeves. That's what makes a difference."

Like most viewers, Meyers has his favorites among the nominees.

In particular, he's rooting for Amy Poehler, with whom he used to share the "Weekend Update" anchor desk on "Saturday Night Live." Poehler, who previously has been up for 10 Emmys but never won, is nominated this year as best actress for her NBC sitcom "Parks and Recreation."

For himself, Meyers acknowledged that viewers can be tough with their postmortems of an Emmys telecast and its host.

"There are people in the audience who take these awards very seriously, while a lot of people don't. No one's right or wrong. But ultimately everybody will have a different take on what it is that I as host am trying to do, based on what the Emmys means to them."

MORE 'bad'

When "Breaking Bad" ended last year, we all suspected we'd see Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul re-teamed on screen in some way. But no one could have predicted it would be this soon. Cranston and Paul are back in a video promoting Monday's Emmy awards, sponsored by Audi of America. And they're teaming with fellow Emmy winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

No, this isn't an epilogue to "Breaking Bad." Much as we want to see that, well, spoilers. Cranston and Paul are playing all-new disreputable characters in this short. They're the operators of Barely Legal Pawn, a pawn shop that deals in shady goods that is also the subject of a reality series.

Enter "Veep's" Louis-Dreyfus with her supporting actress in a comedy series Emmy for that iconic '90s series, "Seinfeld."

We wouldn't dream of spoiling all the in-jokes here, but be sure to stick around to the very end. It's guaranteed to make faithful "Breaking Bad" viewers very happy.

A TRIBUTE

Billy Crystal will honor longtime friend and fellow comedian Robin Williams as part of the traditional "in memoriam" segment for industry members who died during the past year, Emmy executive producer Don Mischer said in a statement.

Mischer said the memorial segment during Monday's ceremony will include a performance from Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles.

Williams was found dead in his Northern California home on Aug. 11. At last year's Emmys, Williams honored his friend and mentor Jonathan Winters during the tribute segment.